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Historic

Flight Line

Recollections and reflections — a seasoned reporter’s view...

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STRIKING POWER

The range of weapons that would have been carried by the TSR2...

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Wartime workhorse

IN SERVICE SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM79 Capitano De Prato leads a...

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Restoration work begins on Sywell Hunter

Hawker Hunter F.2 WN904 awaiting new colours at Sywell. BEN...

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Iron Maiden star hosts new warbird video diary

Bruce Dickinson (left) at White Waltham in 2014 after being interviewed...

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Military

Top Aces gains German adversary training contract

Germany has contracted Canada-based Top Aces to provide fast-jet adversary air training services for the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces)

UK outlines final Eurofighter offering for Finland

On behalf of the Eurofighter consortium, the UK has outlined the best and final offer in its Typhoon proposal for Finland, which seeks to procure a new multi-role fighter to replace its ageing Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet

First two Danish F-35As arrive at Luke AFB

Pilots belonging to the Royal Danish Air Force have delivered the first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters to Luke AFB, Arizona

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Commercial

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AIR BASE MOVEMENTS

A selection of the most interesting aircraft to visit air bases...

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Sikorsky and Boeing’s SB>1 Defiant Unveiled

HEADLINES Sikorsky and Boeing’s SB>1 Defiant helicopter...

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Second Islander for Air Tetiaroa

CIVIL NEWS Air Tetiaroa has taken delivery of its second...

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China Eastern Starts New Gatwick Route

CIVIL NEWS China Eastern Airlines has launched a new route...

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New Colours for RAAF Roulettes

MILITARY NEWS The Roulettes’ revised livery coincides...

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MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow